a rare treat a proper RIB

[Rogue Wave]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Avon-Searider-...QQcmdZViewItem

for those of you looking for a first RIb!

this is well worth a haggle without the engine. They don't come up that often and are wicked botes with a 70 up the chuff

[Andy Moore]

How does the 'water ballast system' work?

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Originally Posted by Rogue Wave

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Avon-Searider-...QQcmdZViewItem

for those of you looking for a first RIb!

this is well worth a haggle without the engine. They don't come up that often and are wicked botes with a 70 up the chuff

I saw that, and briefly considered it but he still wants to much for it, even without the aux on the back

I posted this 4.7 a few weeks back look how much it went for, I was in the wrong place at the right time, good engine too

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RIB-Scuba-Divi...QQcmdZViewItem

[Biggles]

I've been in contact with the owner. Its been on Ebay three times now. He won't sell the boat on its own. Shame.

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Originally Posted by Biggles

I've been in contact with the owner. Its been on Ebay three times now. He won't sell the boat on its own. Shame.

I know they are expensive new, but that 30HP Mariner is not worth much second hand, maybe £1500 tops, which would mean the boat would still cost you £5.5k You can get a very sorted 5.4 SR for that money with a decent engine. If your dead set on a 4.7 Bilge Rats is on Boats and outboards with its new 60HP Yammie 4stroke.

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Look what we have here:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mariner-30HP-O...QQcmdZViewItem

Looks like hes willing to sell without the engine!

[AndrewH]

Originally Posted by Andy Moore

How does the 'water ballast system' work?

Other SR owners may correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe there is a free flooding section of the hull that fills up when not moving to stop you "wobbling around". Once under way all the wet stuff drains out the back in a few seconds and you're up on the plane in no time

HTH

Andrew

[Narcosis]

Originally Posted by AndrewH

Other SR owners may correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe there is a free flooding section of the hull that fills up when not moving to stop you "wobbling around". Once under way all the wet stuff drains out the back in a few seconds and you're up on the plane in no time

HTH

Andrew

Its called a flooding hull, two small (1") inlets on the bow that allow part of the hull to flood so lowering the rib into the water a small amount and improving the stability, and on the stern there is an 8" approx hole that allows a fastish escape of the water held in the hull whilst attempting to plane.

[Narcosis]

Just thought is it worth getting the ebay bidding champions involved with all the messing around this ribs causing.

Over to you guys - Codprawn, Manos, Pete7, Nos4r2, Scary Des etc........

[The Garfish]

Originally Posted by AndrewH

wet stuff

i fink yew meen H20 wiv a hie sallinity conntent. dis ov corse iz afectid bi 3 fermal proppertis. presher, temperatewer an salinitty. dis iz exprest as p=f(ts)

Originally Posted by AndrewH

"wobbling around".

i fink yew meen randum mullti dyrekshunul kinnetic enerjy.

Originally Posted by AndrewH

you're up on the plane in no time

akawdin too dat gitt wot mest arownd wiv appuls dis iz a fizzicul imposibilitty.


i doo ope yew downt werk att alldermaston

gaRF